Kushida Jinja (櫛田神社)

February 26th, 2015 | Tags: fukuoka, kushida jinja, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D600, omikuji, shimenawa | Category: Japan | Leave a comment

rainy Miyajima

February 25th, 2015 | Tags: miyajima, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D600, pagoda, Senjokaku (千畳閣) | Category: Japan | Leave a comment

Miyajima’s Daishoin steps lined with Buddha statues

There are several ways up and down Mt. Misen on the island of Miyajima (AKA Itsukushima). Most people take the ropeway. Be adventurous and ascend and/or descend on foot instead, through Daishoin (大聖院) and these steps.

February 24th, 2015 | Tags: buddhist, Daishoin 大聖院, miyajima, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D600 | Category: Japan | Comments (1)

koto (琴) performance at Yasukuni Shrine (靖国神社) (Tokyo, Japan)

Today’s random, desktop image comes from my day after New Year’s Day visit to Yasukuni in 2010. I didn’t go to worship the war dead. I went because I was on my way home (via bike) after hearing the emperor’s New Year’s Day speech.

February 23rd, 2015 | Tags: shinto, Tokyo, yasukuni | Category: Japan | Leave a comment

Voivod @ Oakland Metro (2/20/15)

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Napalm Death and Voivod poster in Oakland Metro

Voivod’s new bassist – Rocky

With so many bands (six!) on the bill the set was a snappy 60 minutes. I would love to see Voivod again (in a less-crowded venue) perform for longer. Here is what they played:
Kluskap O’Kom
Tribal Convictions
Order of the Blackguards
Nothingface
Corps Étranger
Chaosmöngers
We Are Connected
Voivod
Astronomy Domine

Snake tosses out the setlist on February 20, 2015

February 22nd, 2015 | Tags: AF-S NIKKOR 85mm f/1.8G lens, concert photography, metal, Nikon D750, oakland, Tamron SP 24-70MM F/2.8 Di VC USD lens, voivod | Category: Other | Leave a comment